https://oceanexpert.org/expert/sepabe77

ORCID : 0000-0002-3440-9184

Doctor (Ph D)

Teaching/Education
Research

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

I am Marine Biologist with a Ph. D. in Coastal Oceanography. I am currently a researcher associated to the Center for Oceanographic and Hydrographic Research of the Caribbean (CIOH), in Cartagena, Colombia, where I am in charge of implementing methodologies to measure optical properties in-situ and ocean acidification. My expertise focuses on understanding the interaction of living and non-living particles with light in the ocean, with the aim of improving the interpretation of ocean color from space.  I worked with new remote sensing products such as absorption coefficients to phytoplankton, detritus and Cromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM). In our team we are studying the biochemical effects of CDOM and other chemical complexes (heavy metals) present in the water on pH and alkalinity.  I am also the Coordinator of the Cartagena’s station for the Antares Latin-American Network that integrates in situ and remote sensing stations focused on detecting long-term changes in marine ecosystems around the Americas.

Caribbean Sea
Gulf of California

My expertise focuses on understanding the interaction of living and non-living particles with light in the ocean, with the aim of improving the interpretation of ocean color from space

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